After taking a boat for an afternoon, Gu Rao, Bie Ye and Chen Zhong finally arrived at the county seat of Donghuang County. When they arrived at the gate of the city, they were stopped by the officers and soldiers guarding the city.

After checking, no weapons were found before letting them in.

After entering, Gu Rao's eyes lit up.

I didn't expect that Donghuang County, just a county, would be so prosperous. People were coming and going on the streets, and there were many shops, but they were orderly. A pair of officers and soldiers happened to be patrolling and walking by.

When the common people saw the officers and soldiers, although they would take the initiative to give way, they did not show any fear of the officers and soldiers, which showed that the government did not bully the people on weekdays.

Gu Rao felt much more at peace.

It's not that she's afraid of seeing officials.

She was just afraid of meeting common people and corrupt and bribed officials. Such officials would adapt to the situation. If the person who stole her things found a backer, she would be dumb and unable to tell the story of the pain.

Gu Rao stopped a young man wearing a scholar's robe and asked, "Brother, how can I get to the county government office?"

The scholar glanced at the three of them, then turned back and pointed in the direction he came from, and said, "Go straight forward, turn left at the fork in the road, and walk straight for a while and you'll be there."

Gu Rao said, "Thank you very much."

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he was stopped by the scholar.

"Where are you from?"

Gu Rao said, "Wild Boar Town."

The scholar asked again, "Are you here to report to the official?"

Gu Rao nodded.

The scholar said kindly, "You have never even been to the county government office, and you are still carrying baggage. It can be seen that you have just arrived in the county seat not long ago, and you don't know that reporting to the official has to go through the process."

"I advise you to find an inn to stay first, then write the petition and send it to the Yamen tomorrow, and wait for the Yamen people to deliver it to you."

Gu Rao was stunned.

"How long will it take to wait?"

Scholars are familiar with this.

"Some trivial things may take a longer time, ranging from three or four days to seven or eight days, or even ten days and half a month."

"Slightly more important matters, such as murder and arson, bullying of men and women, burglary, etc. will be faster. The government will accept your case in two or three days at most."

After looking at the three of them for a while, he said, "You guys came here from Wild Boar Town specifically to quarrel or fight with others, right?"

"Do I need to write a petition?"

"To tell you the truth, I usually help people write pleadings. You are not familiar with the place and can't find anyone else. Why don't you just let me write the pleadings?"

"I only charge ten cents as a polishing fee. It's high-quality, low-priced, and fair."

Gu Rao, "..."

He talked so much about feelings just now and was so enthusiastic and proactive. Why is he waiting for her here? If you pick up any passerby, you can meet someone who wants to do her business. What kind of fate is this?

"Thank you very much."

Although they don't know if there is a trap, they are indeed unfamiliar with the place and place of Donghuang County. It is worth spending ten cents to find someone more familiar to guide them.

The scholar smiled more and more sincerely and gave them a scholarly salute.

"I am Wen Mo, a scholar and a lawyer. Please come with me, three of you."

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Gu Rao and others followed Wen Mo and came to a small courtyard. A plainly dressed but beautiful-looking woman walked out of the house.

After seeing the three of them, he smiled at them, then returned to the house, moved out a few chairs, invited them to sit down, and brought in a small rattan table.

Make tea for them on it.

"You three, please have tea."

This was the first time for Gu Rao to see such a woman who was full of gentleness in every gesture, and she was a little reserved.

"Thank you."

Wen Mo sat down and drank a cup of tea, and then said to his wife gently, "Zhi'er, help me put out the pen and ink. I want to help them write the petition paper."

Lu Zhi nodded.

"it is good."

Wen Mo said to Gu Rao and the others, "I need to hear what you want to sue first."

Gu Rao did not directly tell what he wanted to sue, but asked tentatively, "You said you are a litigant, so in addition to writing pleadings, can you also help litigants win in court?"

Wen Mo raised his eyebrows and said with interest, "This lady is quite smart and seems to know something about this business."

"Then I won't go around in circles."

"I can indeed help my employer handle cases, but the appearance fee starts at 500 yuan, and I have a principle that I only help the victim."

"I wonder if Madam is willing to give up the money, and whether it meets my conditions."

Gu Rao said bluntly, "We can afford the money, but what if it doesn't meet your conditions? You won't make any money from us?"

Wen Mo was about to refuse as usual, but after seeing his wife's looming figure in the room, he sighed and changed his words, "I can still write the ten-cent paper for you."

This is his final line.

Gu Rao smiled.

"Don't worry, Attorney Litigator, we didn't kill anyone or set fire to anything, nor did we bully men and women. We came to the county this time because something at home was stolen."

Wenmo became interested.

"Is it valuable?"

Gu Rao nodded.

"I only have two taels and three hundred and fifty taels of silver left, but the gold, silver and jade jewelry I lost are worth several hundred taels. Otherwise, we wouldn't have gone to the stage of going to court."

Chen Zhong was shocked.

"Boss Gu, so you are so rich?" He actually knows such a rich person and talks and laughs with such a rich person?

Gu Rao pretended to be sad and said, "It was the dowry left by my mother to me. Now, the family has long since declined, and I am separated from my parents."

Chen Zhongmu showed sympathy.

"It turns out it was the dowry left by your mother. Li Shen is so abominable. Not only did he steal the money, but he also stole all your valuable jewelry!"

"The county magistrate must punish him severely when the time comes!"

Wen Mo was a little surprised.

"Do you even know who the thief is?"

Gu Rao nodded.

"It's just a guess now, but I believe in my own judgment. He should be the one who stole my things." He told Wen Mo the whole story again.

After Wen Mo learned the whole process, he took over the job and wrote a pleading with great pen and ink. After a while, the whole incident was clearly presented in the pleading.

Let people understand it at a glance.

After Gu Rao read the paper, he was somewhat certain of Wen Mo's ability.

Wen Mo said, "If you are not in a hurry, go to the Yamen with me now and hand over the papers, and then I will take you to the inn."

Gu Rao didn't want to trouble him.

"I won't bother Mr. Wen when it comes to finding an inn."

Wen Moerya smiled.

"My father-in-law opened an inn and brought you there to introduce business to his family. How can this be considered trouble?"

"You don't mind staying at my father-in-law's inn, right?"

Gu Rao, "..."

This scholar has something special, his business scope is so wide!

"do not mind."

I was prepared to get ripped off. If the price offered by the inn was too high, I would refuse and find another inn.

The four of them went to the Yamen first.

Gu Rao and Bieye didn't do anything, they just watched Wen Mo playing the drums. Then the official came out, explained the purpose of drumming in a few words, and then went in with the official with the certificate.

After a while.

Wen Mo came out and said, "After the matter is settled, I have also informed the officials of the inn where you are staying. Wait until they come to find you."

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